http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apgb/Geo3/32/56/section/5Servants’ Characters Act 1792 (repealed)An Act for preventing the counterfeiting of Certificates of the Characters of Servants.1978-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-08-27Expert Participation2008-07-21F15F1 or who having been before in service shall pretend not to have been in such service;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .